Great Liners Story

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752485709
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Liners Story written by William H. Miller and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-03-30 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated and colourful history charts the hey-day of the great liners, those grand and lavish vessels that cruised around the world carrying their glamorous passengers from port to port. Decorated to the highest of finishes, fitted out in the most luxurious of styles, these floating palaces epitomised their opulent age. Their iconic names, from Titanic to Mauretania, from Queen Elizabeth to QE2, conjure up visions of power, grace, elegance and nostalgia for this golden age of travel.Written by maritime and cruise liner expert William Miller, and accompanied by stunning photographs, artworks, Did You Know facts and quotations, The Great Liners Story is a must-have addition to any maritime library.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Trans-Atlantic Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780752210582
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Trans-Atlantic Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399049836
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liners written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has always been a romance around ocean liners, but this book looks behind the romance to show the reality of travelling the oceans of the world. The book starts with the first scheduled transatlantic crossings in the age of sail, then moves on through the development of the steamers and ends in the present day, when ocean liners have given way to airliners. All aspects of the subject are discussed. The experience of travelling by sea varied enormously from the luxury of first-class travel to the often brutal conditions endured by immigrants. Ship design developed in the race between competing companies to provide the most powerful ships. But while technology came into the fundamental design, when it came to décor, for many of the great liners the interiors looked back with a romanticised view of the past. It is not always realised that a great liner might have almost as many crew as passengers, and this looks at all those who kept the ships running, from the black gang in the engine room to the captain on the bridge. The result is a rounded view of what it meant to travel on some of the greatest ships ever built.

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486240565
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Luxury Liners, 1927-1954 written by William H. Miller and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 186 photos of Ile de France, Normandie, Leviathan, Queen Elizabeth, United States, many others. Interior and exterior views.

Author : Karl R. Zimmermann
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
ISBN 13 : 9781590785522
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Liners written by Karl R. Zimmermann and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ocean liners once sailed all the world's seas and played important roles in times of peace and war. Ships transported the rich and famous as well as millions of immigrants to new countries. Over time, airplanes changed the nature of travel and the role of the ocean liners. Today's cruise ships are dramatically different from the liners of old, bigger than ever, they are like small cities on the water.

Author : Mark Berry
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750996471
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects written by Mark Berry and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the history of ocean liners through the objects that bring them to life. Liners represented the ambitions of their nations in peace and war; their design, interiors and fittings incorporated the finest contemporary technological and artistic features. In peacetime they carried celebrities, vacationers and emigrants; while in war they carried thousands of troops – and then war brides seeking new lives. A History of Ocean Liners in 50 Objects takes in evolving technology, supreme luxury and fine cuisine, as well as hardship and the burning hope for a better life. There is peril, disaster and death, international pride and competition, glory and war. The objects tell a fascinating story, showing how the functional sea voyage has evolved from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the huge cruise industry we have today.

Author : Janette McCutcheon
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562396X
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 written by Janette McCutcheon and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The illustrated history of the most famous ocean liner afloat today.

Author : Chris Frame
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780752479736
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of the Transatlantic Liner written by Chris Frame and published by History Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of the Transatlantic Liner follows the changing form of the transatlantic ocean liner from its inception in the nineteenth century through to the present day. This book traces the major evolutions in passenger ship design and how it was influenced by changing needs and beliefs, while at the same time showcasing how these enormous ocean craft helped shape societies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In a book packed with rare photography, the authors look at the way a changing world, politics and technology led to the construction of ever larger, faster and grander ocean liners. Covering great liners such as Great Western, Great Britain, Britannia, Etruria, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Oceanic, Lusitania, Mauretania, Olympic, Titanic, Bremen, Normandie, Queen Elizabeth, United States and many more, this book is a valuable addition to your historical maritime library.Includes 100 black & white, and 80 full color illustrations.

Author : Peter Mandel
Publisher : Stemmer House Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780880451499
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Ocean Liner written by Peter Mandel and published by Stemmer House Pub. This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For ages 7-12. So begins this well crafted chapter book recounting the adventures of boy Paul, travelling from New York to France on the legendary ocean liner Normandie. Unlike the tragic stories of the passengers on the ill-fated Titanic, this one is filled with the pleasures and novelties of life at sea, with friends made and several unexpected adventures for Paul to retell for the rest of his life. As he finishes his tale with nostalgia for the lost world, the reader will share his memories and know something of the look, feel and smell of the ship, and the excitement of being a passenger on a great ocean liner in its glory days. Full-colour illustrations are well-spaced throughout he book, they recreate the grand details of the liner, from its dining room to its engine room. Thoroughly researched by the Normandie, they bring the ship vividly to life.

Author : J. Kent Layton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782000984
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transatlantic Liners written by J. Kent Layton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of the nineteenth century there has been a stunning succession of transatlantic liners, from the White Star Line's Oceanic of 1899 to the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2 of 2004. These floating palaces often contained luxurious staterooms, ballrooms and lounges for the rich, and noticeably more modest and basic accommodation for poorer travellers. Their designs and powerplants were often cutting-edge as each competed to be the largest, most luxurious and fastest ship on the Atlantic. As the tides of passenger demand rose and fell through the years and the world plunged twice into global conflict, these ships had to adapt to survive. Many of these vessels – including Mauretania, Olympic, the first Queen Mary and France – had long and glorious careers; others – Titanic, Lusitania and Normandie among them – suffered tragic endings. J. Kent Layton describes the heyday of the superliners and explains what life was like for passengers, both rich and poor.